Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.